Section 25
Special jurisdiction of Subordinate Judge of first class.
The Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the District and Subordinate Civil Courts in the Presidency of Bombay.
A Subordinate Judge of the first
class, in addition to his ordinary jurisdiction, shall exercise a special jurisdiction in respect of such suits
and proceedings of a civil nature wherein the subject-matter exceeds five thousand rupees in amount or
value as may arise within the local jurisdictions of the Courts in the District presided over by Subordinate
Judges of the second class.
In Districts to which more than one Subordinate Judge of the first class have been appointed, the District Judge, subject to the orders of the High Court, shall assign to each the local limits within which his said special jurisdiction is to be exercised.
In Districts to which more than one Subordinate Judge of the first class have been appointed, the District Judge, subject to the orders of the High Court, shall assign to each the local limits within which his said special jurisdiction is to be exercised.